Poetry. Brandon Scott Gorrell's debut full-length poetry book captures the feelings of small, alienated, and highly self-conscious humans who exist in an array of situations, from a very odd Halloween party to a full-scale planetary war involving humans, androids, robots, and aliens. Focusing on severe feelings of low self-worth, meaninglessness, and yearning for something unknown, Brandon Scott Gorrell--who has generated a large internet following of disenchanted youths--uses predominantly science fiction imagery in direct, deadpan prose to describe humans in need of meaning that they feel hopeless to attain. "I like these poems. I really do. They made me laugh"--Matthew Rohrer. Brandon Scott Gorrell was born in 1984 and lives in Seattle. His blog is at brandon.alien.fine.blogspot.com.

Author Hometown: SEATTLE, WA USA



Reviews:
http://tiny.cc/GENTLYREAD865
http://therumpus.net/2009/09/poems-for-the-gmail-generation/#more-31564
http://tiny.cc/HIPSTER
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http://www.rumble.sy2.com/stories/review_breakdown.html
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http://www.bookslut.com/blog/archives/2009_07.php#014777
http://bostonist.com/2009/07/06/brandon_scott_gorell_gchat.php
http://tomhankssuperfan.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-have-been-avoiding-this-blog-and-i.html
http://www.bookslut.com/blog/archives/2009_06.php#014679
http://pipeline.refinery29.com/small_talk/summer_reading_tip_lit_kids_co.php
http://weloveyouso.com/2009/06/brandon-scott-gorrell/
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/871-brandon-scott-gorrell
http://ryanbrosmer.com/2009/06/07/review-during-my-nervous-breakdown-i-want-to-have-a-biographer-present-by-brandon-scott-gorrel
http://dougpaulcase.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/letter-brandon-scott-gorrell/
http://colinbassett.blogspot.com/2009/06/mfa-bitches.html
http://www.brandon-alien-fine.blogspot.com/